Dispenser



Nov; 21, 1967 Y c lRo f L 3,353,883

DISPENSER Filed Sept. 8, 1965 INVENTORS: JOHN CAIRO ROBERT MIGLIORE ,gm d

AT TOR N E Y United States Patent 3,353,883 DISPENSER John Cairo, 8758 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY. 11214, and Robert Migliore, 1495 Shore Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11214 Filed Sept. 8, 1965, Ser. No. 485,791 6 (Ilairns. (Cl. 312-35) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A hairpin dispensing container which contains plural storage chambers, and has a removable bottom cover facilitating reloading. A magnet is disposed between the upper open ends of these chambers to attract the stored hairpins.

This invention relates to a dispenser and more particularly to a hairpin, bobby pin, straight pin, hairclip and needle dispenser.

Heretofore it has been known that hair stylists and proprietors of beauty salons have experienced losses of earnings because the nature of the business required that everything had to be done by hand. The ordinary beautician or operator performs several hand operations on each woman who requires a wash and set. For example, shampoo, wash, set and comb-out are merely a few of the operations performed by hand. It is manifest therefore that fast and efficient handling of customers, of necessity, will permit an operator to attend more customers in a working day thereby allowing the operator to increase his or her income.

Since this type of care is personalized the operator must take all necessary steps to increase his or her own efiiciency. There are a few areas in which an operator can increase his eificiency if he were able to have his tools readily available. The accessibility of hairpins and bobby pins is one area where the hairdresser loses time because he must continually reach for these pins when he needs them. The continual reaching for pins causes loss of time and results in the diminution of efficiency of the operator.

It is the general object of the present invention to provide a dispenser that is both inexpensive and sturdy.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins, straight pins, hairclips, needles and other objects for hairdressing.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser that will provide a pin in an easily accessible position for the hairdresser.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser which will provide a pin which is easily accessible after a former pin had been removed from the dispenser.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser which will always keep pins accessible to a hairdresser while he is working on a customer.

The above mentioned objects of the present invention and other objects will become apparent as the description proceeds are achieved by providing a dispenser comprising a frame, at least one chamber disposed in said frame and having an opening at the upper end of said chamber and an opening at the lower end of the chamber, said chamber acting as a storage area for pins, a magnet disposed in the opening at the upper end of each chamber such that a pin adhering to said magnet may be easily removed and another pin on said magnet may move to the same accessible position as the first removed pin, and a cover fit over the frame to close the opening at the lower end of each of said chambers.

For a better understanding of the present invention reference should be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views and wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the present invention,

FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the present invention, and

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention taken along line 3-3 of FIGURE 2.

Although the principles of the present invention are broadly applicable to a dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins, straight pins, hairclips, needles and other objects for hairdressing, the present invention is particularly adapted for use in conjunction with hairpins and hence it has been so illustrated and will be so described.

With specific reference to the form of the present invention illustrated in the drawings, and referring particularly to FIGURES 2 and 3, a dispenser is indicated generally by the reference numeral 10.

A frame 12 may be provided in which are provided two separate chambers, a first chamber 14 and a second chamber 16. The overall shape of the frame 12 may be seen to take the form of two frustoconical members joined together, however, other shapes may be employed without departing from the nature of the invention.

The frame 12 may be composed of some non-magnet material such as plastic or wood, however the preferred construction envisages the use of a form of plastic material because of its mass production capabilities and thereby its economy of manufacture.

As shown in FIGURES 2 and 3 each chamber 14 and 16 is generally semi-elliptical shaped conical-section 1, joined together and having a large opening 18 at their lower ends 28 and a smaller opening 22 at their upper ends 24. The large opening 18 at the lower end 20 of each chamber 14, 16 may be used as the loading end 26 of the dispenser 10 and may be provided with a cover 28 which may be snapped into place over large openings 18. As shown in FIGURES 2 and 3 the cover 28 may be of unitary construction having the same general shape of the bottom of the dispenser 10 and may be provided with a lip 30 which may snap-fit into a channel 32 disposed around the lower portion 34 of the dispenser. In this manner, when the cover 28 is snapped into place, covering the large openings 18 the cover 28 may be retained in this position even when the chambers 14, 16 have been loaded with hairpins 36.

In order to hold a plurality of hairpins 36 in an accesssible position a magnet 38 may be provided which extends angularly into the chamber 14 such that the lower end 40 of the magnet 38 is disposed inside the chamber 14. Each chamber is provided with its own magnet 38 which fits angularly thereinto. The magnet 38 may act as a holding means for any hairpins 36 brought in contact therewith. When a number of hairpins 36 are held to the magnet 38 a phenomenon has been observed which is fully appreciated by the invention herein. Each hairpin 36 attracted to the magnet 38 becomes magnetized to the degree that each hairpin is a magnet, under the influence of the holding means or magnet 38. Under these circumstances each hairpin 36 acts as an individual magnet and the hairpins 36 are attracted one to the other so that when one hairpin is moved another will move along with it. However, when one hairpin 36 is removed from the magnet 38 its magnetic pull is not strong enough to overcome the attraction of the magnet 38 so that the second hairpin is not pulled from the magnet 38 but will generally move up to or near the position of the removed hairpin 36. The magnets 38 may be held in a fixed position by means of rivets 42 which fasten the magnets to the frame 12.

Realizing that this phenomenon exists, it may be seen that when a hairdresser or operator removes a hairpin 36 from the magnet 38 another hairpin will take its position on the magnet 38 and will be readily accessible to the operator when he requires the second hairpin. This op- 3 eration may be repeated until all the hairpins 36 are removed from the magnet 38. As a consequence, a hairpin 36 is always in an accessible position on the magnet 38 and may easily be removed by an operator.

As shown in FIGURES 2 and '3, two separate dispensing chambers are contemplated and each chamber 14, 16 may be utilized to hold different colored hairpins or different types of pins and it is understood that this invention should not be restricted to the shown specific construction.

In operation, the frame 12 may be inverted and the cover 28 removed thereby exposing the large opening 18 of each chamber 14, 16. The chambers 14, 16 may then be loaded or filled with pins and the cover would thereafter be replaced. When it is desired to place hairpins 36 in an accessible position on the magnet 38 the operator may merely place his hand over the smaller opening 22 and invert the frame 12 so that the hairpins 36 in the chambers 14 and 16 will fall against the magnet 38, in ach chamber, and be held in position so that the frame may beset up-right. At this point a number of hairpins 36 are held in an accessible position on the magnet 38 so that the operator may freely reach the hairpins when requirecl. As previously explained, when one hairpin 36 is removed from an accessible position on the magnet, another hairpin 36 moves up on the magnet 38, again to an accessible position so that a hairpin is readily available.

It will be recognized by those skilled in the art that the objects of the present invention have been achieved by providing a dispenser which will hold hairpins and other types of hairdressing objects in an accessible position for a hairdresser.

While in accordance with the patent statutes apreferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described in detail, it is to be particularly understood that the invention is not limited thereto or thereby.

We claim:

1. A dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins and the like pins comprising a frame, at least one chamber disposed in said frame, each chamber having an opening at the upper end thereof and an opening at the lower end thereof, a magnet disposed in the opening at the upper end of said chamber such that a pin adhering to said magnet may be easily removed and another pin on said magnet will move up said magnet to an accessible position, and a cover removably fitted over the frame to close the openings at the lower end of said chamber.

2. A dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins and the like pins comprising a frame, a pair of chambers disposed in said frame for storing hairpins, each of said chambers having an opening at the upper end thereof and an opening at the lower end thereof, a magnet disposed in each opening at the upper end of each of said chambers and extending partially therefrom such that a pin adhering to said magnet may be easily removed and another pin on said magnet will move up said magnet to an accessible position, and a cover removably fitted over the frame to close the openings at the lower end of each chamber to prevent pins from falling therefrom.

3. A dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins and the like pins comprising a frame, said frame being provided withtwo semi-elliptical conical sections joined together, a chamber disposed in each of the semi-elliptical conical sections, each chamber having a small opening at the upper end thereof and a large opening at the lower end thereof, a magnet disposed in the small opening at the upper end of each of said chambers and extending partially therefrom such that a pin adhering to said magnet may be easily accessible and removable such that another pin on said magnet will move up said magnet to an ac cessible' position, and a cover removably fitted over the frame to close the openings at the lower end of each chamber to prevent pins from falling therefrom.

4. A dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins and the like pins comprising a frame, said frame being provided with two semi-elliptical conical sections joined together, a chamber disposed in each of the semi-elliptical conical sections, each chamber having a small opening at the upper end thereof and a large opening at the lower end thereof, said small openings being disposed at an angle in the upper end of the chamber, a magnet disposed in the small opening at the upper end of each of said chambers and extending partially therefrom such that a pin adhering to said magnet may be easily accessible and re movable such that another pin on said magnet will move up said magnet to an accessible position, and a cover removably fitted over the frame to close the large opening at the lower end of each chamber to prevent pins from falling therefrom.

5. A dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins and the like pins comprisng a frame, said frame being provided with two semi-elliptical conical sections joined together, a chamber for storing pins disposed in each of the semielliptical conical sections, each chamber having a small angularly cut opening at the upper end thereof and a large opening at the lower end thereof, said large opening acting as an ingress for pins to be stored in the chamher, a magnet .angularly disposed in the small opening at the upper end of each of said chambers and extending partially therefrom over the small opening such that a pin adhering to said magnet will be accessible and removable and another pin on said magnet will move up said magnet to an accessible position, and a coverremovably fitted over the frame to close the large opening at the lower end of each chamber to prevent pins from falling therefrom.

6. A dispenser for hairpins, bobby pins and the like pins comprising a frame, said frame being provided with two semi-elliptical conical sections joined together, a chamber for storing pins disposed in each of the semielliptical conical sections, each chamber having a small angularly cut opening at the upper end thereof and a large opening at the lower end thereof, said large opening act-ing as an ingress for pins to be stored in the chamber, a magnet angularly disposed in the small opening at the upper end ,ofeach of said chambers and extending partially therefrom over the small opening such that a pin adhering to said magnet will be accessible and removable and another pin on said magnet will move up said magnet to an accessible position, when all the pins adhering to the magnet have been removed said frame is inverted such thatsome of the stored pins may fall against said magnet to replenish the pins on said magnet thereby holding said pins in an accessible position, and a cover removably fitted over the frame to close the large opening at the lower end of each chamber to prevent pins from falling therefrom.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,452,400 10 /1948 Stevens. 2,848,006 8/1958 Simpson.

BOBBY R. GAY, Primary Examiner.

J. L. KOHNEN, Assistant Examiner. 

6. A DISPENSER FOR HAIRPINS, BOBBY PINS AND THE LIKE PINS COMPRISING A FRAME, SAID FRAME BEING PROVIDED WITH TWO SEMI-ELLIPTICAL CONICAL SECTIONS JOINED TOGETHER, A CHAMBER FOR STORING PINS DISPOSED IN EACH OF THE SEMIELLIPTICAL CONICAL SECTIONS, EACH CHAMBER HAVING A SMALL ANGULARLY CUT OPENING AT THE UPPER END THEREOF AND A LARGE OPENING AT THE LOWER END THEREOF, SAID LARGE OPENING ACTING AS AN INGRESS FOR PINS TO BE STORED IN THE CHAMBER, A MAGNET ANGULARLY DISPOSED IN THE SMALL OPENING AT THE UPPER END OF EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS AND EXTENDING PARTIALLY THEREFROM OVER THE SMALL OPENING SUCH THAT A PIN ADHERING TO SAID MAGNET WILL BE ACCESSIBLE AND REMOVABLE AND ANOTHER PIN ON SAID MAGNET WILL MOVE UP SAID MAGNET TO AN ACCESSIBLE POSITION, WHEN ALL THE PINS ADHERING TO THE MAGNET HAVE BEEN REMOVED SAID FRAME IS INVERTED SUCH THAT SOME OF THE STORED PINS MAY FALL AGAINST SAID MAGNET TO REPLENISH THE PINS ON SAID MAGNET THEREBY HOLDING SAID PINS IN AN ACCESSIBLE POSITION, AND A COVER REMOVABLY FITTED OVER THE FRAME TO CLOSE THE LARGE OPENING AT THE LOWER END OF EACH CHAMBER TO PREVENT PINS FROM FALLING THEREFROM. 